E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hebrews 4:4
spake = hath said. God . App-98 . rest . Greek. katapauo. See Acts 14:18 . Quoted from Genesis 2:2 . the seventh, &c . = on (Greek. en) the seventh, &c. read more
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E.W. Bullinger
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hebrews 4:4
For he hath said somewhere of the seventh day on this wise, And God rested on the seventh day from all his works.Genesis 2:2 is the text in the author's mind in these words; and the argument is that God's resting on the seventh day, unaccompanied by any subsequent declaration that he has left off resting, makes the rest of God still available for them that will receive it, as it has been from the time God finished creation. The rest God promised his people is thus a share of his own rest and... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Hebrews 4:4
Hebrews 4:4. For he spake in a certain place, &c.— The supplemental nominative case here is Γραφη, the scripture, not he: or it is to be understood impersonally, as in other citations in this epistle,—It is said concerning the seventh day. It was not customaryfor the Jews, when they quoted scripture, to mention the book or chapter; for they were so familiar with the sacred writings from their infancy, that they knew where to find any passage as soon as they heard it. read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 4:4
4. he spake—God ( :-). God did rest the seventh day—a rest not ending with the seventh day, but beginning then and still continuing, into which believers shall hereafter enter. God's rest is not a rest necessitated by fatigue, nor consisting in idleness, but is that upholding and governing of which creation was the beginning [ALFORD]. Hence Moses records the end of each of the first six days, but not of the seventh. from all his works—Hebrew, Genesis 2:2, "from all His work." God's "work" was... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hebrews 4:1-14
C. The Possibility of Rest for God’s People 4:1-14The writer returned again from exhortation to exposition. He now posed the alternatives of rest and peril that confronted the new people of God, Christians. It seems that this section ends with Hebrews 4:14 rather than 15 since 14 contains the end of an inclusio that begins in Hebrews 3:1. The writer warned his readers so they would not fail to enter into their rest."Since Moses was unable to lead the Israelites into Canaan, the writer reflects... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hebrews 4:4-5
The writer evidently introduced the idea of God resting on the seventh day (cf. Hebrews 4:3) because it illustrates the fact that rest follows work. The work God called the Israelites in the wilderness to do was trusting and obeying Him. This would have resulted in rest from wandering in the wilderness, rest in the land, if they had carried this work out. The work He calls us to do is also continuing to trust and obey Him. If we do this we can look forward to receiving our full inheritance... read more
John Darby
Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Hebrews 4:4
4:4 works. (c-21) See Genesis 2:2 . read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 4:1-13
The Supremacy of Christ. The OT. itself testifies to His supremacy as God's Son over its own chief personages: (a) first the angels, through whom the Jews believed that creation had been effected and the Law given (Heb 1:4 to Heb 2:18).He is also superior (b) to Moses, the founder of the national religion, yet only a servant, whereas He is a Son (Heb 3:1-6), He is superior (c) to Joshua. He has rest to give, which Christians are warned not to miss by unfaith-fukiess, as Israel missed the rest... read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Hebrews 4:1-16
Jesus Christ, Giver or the Promised Rest, and High Priest to being Men to God1-13. Israel through unbelief failed to enter into the promised rest. The rest, therefore, remains open and a promise of entrance is made to us. Let us not make the same mistake and fail to enter in because of unbelief. For by no possibility can the most secret unbelief escape the searching eye of the living God.1. Being left] God’s promise of rest cannot fail. Israel having failed to enter into it, the promise remains... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hebrews 4:1-13
Warning against unbelief (3:7-4:13)The writer warns his disheartened Jewish readers with some reminders from Israel’s experiences in the wilderness (see Exodus 17:1-7; Numbers 20:1-13; Psalms 95:7-11). Those experiences show that people who appear to be God’s people may be so unbelieving, bitter and complaining, that they cannot enjoy the inheritance God has promised (7-11). They should resist the tendency to unbelief and stubbornness, by encouraging one another to maintain their faith with... read more